Running Through the Dark
The rise and fall of an ultrarunner

Not an easy read but I appreciated the brutal honesty. “Sometimes the strength comes quietly, in the whispering voice that keeps us getting up each day, extraordinary strength revealed in the ordinary, even the stillness, in the shadows, the silence.“......more

I would ordinarily avoid close together reading of two memoirs about (notionally, frankly very notionally) the same chronic illness that I have... but that's the way the library reserve system spat the books out. I am fascinated to note that this book did not induce the same level of irritation as t......more

This is a fascinating read comprising the story of her life after she took up long distance trail and fell running. To put it into context, the story does not merely concentrate on the (considerable) challenges of training for, and competing in the long distance challenges (100 miles and much more)......more

I think this is written and edited really well, and I got a lot out of reading it. I felt very invested in the authors story, and it really made me think. There are things I can't identify with, like running such huge distances, let alone competitively. But there are a lot of feelings that as a huma......more

This is not an easy read. It’s a raw account of a gifted ultra runner who succumbed to chronic fatigue syndrome and ultimately career ending knee injury. Anyone who’s ever tackled parts of, or the entirety of the Pennine Way will marvel at Jen’s impressive times over sections of it particularly in w......more